Movies like Mulan 2020

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Mulan (2020)
 5.8
 158K
Mulan (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father.
Style: exciting, fairy tale, sincere, captivating, stylized, costume drama, action adventure, visually appealing, controversial, epic ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, teens, chick flick
Plot: female warrior, martial arts, heroine, woman dressed as man, tough girl, cross dressing, sword, mythical creature, woman with a gun, chinese woman, female protagonist, princess, asian, chinese mythology, medieval, heroes, soldier, emperor, sexism, training, gender disguise, women, human spirit, chinese emperor, kung fu ...
Time: 2020s
Place: ancient china, china, asia
Keyword: feminist film, propaganda film, reboot, chinese, new age

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Most similar movies to Mulan

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, stylized, epic and cult classic films with plots about good versus evil, medieval, sword, battles, combat, warrior and martial arts mostly in Adventure, Action and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Mulan: Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), The Great Wall (2016), Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), DragonHeart (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Style: stylized, light, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, female warrior, master warrior, wuxia, sword fight, heroes, medieval, love and romance, fight, revenge, sword and sorcery ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century
Place: china, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
Style: exciting, suspense, captivating, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: kids, chick flick, adult
Plot: martial arts, superhero, fight, kung fu, martial artist, warrior, assassin, monster, fistfight, father son relationship, mission, good versus evil ...
Time: 2020s, future, year 1996, 90s, 21st century
Place: china, usa, san francisco, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: China, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. The warrior's remarkable courage drives her through powerful battle scenes and ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, realistic, epic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: female warrior, cross dressing, heroic mission, female soldier, gender, martial arts, female fighter, medieval, tough girl, military, escapades, heroes ...
Place: china, ancient china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the ...
Style: exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, action adventure ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, sword fight, good versus evil, young heroes, wuxia, monkey king, medieval, friendship, time travel, shaolin, master warrior, immortality ...
Time: year 2008, medieval times, middle ages, 21st century
Place: china, boston, usa, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 5.9
 145K
The Great Wall (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Style: exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining, colorful, epic ...
Plot: monster, great wall of china, creature, mythology, archer, warrior, invasion, siege, battlefield, good versus evil, friendship, trust ...
Time: middle ages, year 2016, 15th century, 2010s, future ...
Place: china, tibet, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once ...
Style: fairy tale, exciting, stylized, enigmatic, captivating ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: giant, magic, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, princess, save the princess, youth, mythology, good versus evil, heroes, legends and myths, sword and sorcery ...
Time: year 2013, middle ages, 2010s
Place: seattle, tower bridge london, london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 101K
DragonHeart (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be ...
Style: fairy tale, humorous, cult classic, epic, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: dragon, knight, medieval, sword fight, sorcery, good versus evil, immortality, friendship, sword and sorcery, betrayal, magic, battles ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 10th century, 90s
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Monkey King 2 (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Taking place 500 years after the Havoc in Heaven, the Tang Priest is appointed by Buddha to go to the West to fetch the sacred scriptures, only to accidentally free the Monkey King. With Lady White (Gong Li) aiming to break up the team assembled to ...
Style: entertaining, tense, stylized, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: dragon, monkey king, monk, medieval, demon, martial arts, heroic mission, fistfight, heroes, danger, dishonesty, hand to hand combat ...
Place: ancient china, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
 5.3
 79K
Robin Hood (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.
Style: exciting, captivating, action adventure, fairy tale, scenic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: robin hood, medieval, archer, bow and arrow, archery, conspiracy, chase, corrupted ruler, friendship, sheriff, female warrior, thief ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, arabia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.3
 48K
Red Cliff (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military ...
Style: epic, realistic, breathtaking, brutal, visual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: war, martial arts, battles, strategy, kung fu, historical event, chinese emperor, ancient history, horse, medieval, visceral, revenge ...
Time: year 2008, medieval times, ancient times
Place: china, ancient china, greece, rome italy, tibet ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular series of challenges any human, or god, has ever encountered as they battle an evil warlord ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, cult classic ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, family outing
Plot: martial arts, ninja, end of the world, fight scenes, transformation, fight, good versus evil, alternate dimension, save the world, kung fu, death, robot ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 10K
Seven Swords (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Australia, Netherlands
Duration: 153 min.
Story: Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.
Style: serious, exciting, rough, cult classic, heroic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, samurai, swordsman, sword, wuxia, leadership, heroic mission, rivalry, good versus evil, vengeance, emperor, medieval ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages
Place: china, east asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 4.7
 98K
Elektra (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Switzerland, Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and his young daughter, from a group of supernatural assassins.
Style: serious, atmospheric, sexy, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: superheroine, supernatural, vigilante, female assassin, martial arts, good versus evil, master warrior, heroes, female protagonist, uninhibited rivalry, danger, youth ...
Time: year 2005, 20th century, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Last Airbender (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The story follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.
Style: exciting, intense, serious, stylized, action adventure ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot: martial arts, supernatural, destiny, imaginary, friendship, supernatural ability, master warrior, young heroes, good versus evil, youth, chosen one, heroic mission ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010
Place: philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Japan, UK, Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Lara Croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological Pandora's Box but, after securing it, it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a Chinese crime syndicate. Lara must recover the box before the syndicate's ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, action packed, stylized, action adventure ...
Audience: kids, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot: treasure hunt, archaeology, archaeologist, kick-butt women, monster, female protagonist, fantasy world, female martial artist, archeological dig, treasure hunter, good versus evil, treasure ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s
Place: greece, africa, shanghai, kazakhstan, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 201 min.
Story: Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark ...
Style: epic, atmospheric, breathtaking, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, manly ...
Plot: sword fight, wizard, magic, magical, battles, creature, courage, monster, friendship, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, medieval ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place: iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 4.0
 197
The Dark Mist (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: With the future of the world hanging in the balance, one fearless hero's quest to solve "The Riddle of the Chosen". As the Lord Protector makes his way through a land of magic and mystery, his allies grow stronger and his enemies more ...
Style: dark fantasy, independent film
Plot: female warrior, medieval, sword and sorcery, sorcery, ancient, female fight, evil, wizard, clone, castle, tough guy, fictional war ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 252K
Sucker Punch (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility.
Style: surreal, sexy, visual, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot: alternate reality, steampunk, robot, escape from reality, lobotomy, dragon, samurai, violence, escape, confined, sexual abuse, patient ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 20th century, 60s
Place: vermont
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Wushu (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, Family
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Ten years ago, five students joined a martial arts school and learned the disciplines of Wushu and the bonds of friendship. Today, both will be put to the test after they and a former student stumble into a child kidnapping ring
Style: exciting, captivating, entertaining, suspense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, family outing
Plot: martial arts, kidnapping, coach, friends, friendship, escapades, medieval, teaching the ways of the world, rivalry, young heroes, ambition, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Shamer's Daughter (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Denmark, Norway, Czech Republic, Iceland, Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The Shamer's daughter, Dina, has unwillingly inherited her mother's supernatural ability. She can look straight into the soul of other people. When the sole heir to the throne is wrongfully accused of the horrible murders of his family, it ...
Style: exciting, sincere, suspense, atmospheric, stylized
Plot: psychic, supernatural ability, power struggle, child protagonist, murder, medieval, heroine, political intrigue, truth, mother daughter relationship, friendship, good versus evil ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Style: epic, atmospheric, colorful, visually stunning, stylized ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: martial arts, sword fight, wuxia, fight, kung fu, sword, master warrior, female martial artist, tough girl, warrior, monastery, heroine ...
Time: 18th century, year 2000, 2000s, 19th century, 17th century ...
Place: china, beijing china, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 126 min.
Story: When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword ...
Style: epic, entertaining, suspense, arthurian, visually stunning ...
Audience: teens
Plot: king arthur, knight, legend, warrior, medieval, excalibur, mythology, throne, chosen one, king, mentor, training ...
Time: middle ages, year 2017, medieval times, 6th century
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 4.7
 8K
Iron Mask (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Russia, China, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The Russian Czar Peter the Great commissions Jonathan Green, an English traveller, to map the Far East territories of the Russian Empire. Green sets off on yet another long journey, full of unbelievable adventures, which eventually leads him to ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, captivating, tense, happy ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: dragon, medieval, battles, martial arts, journey, supernatural, escapades, intrigue, conspiracy, magical creature, wizards and magicians, magician ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china, russia, london, moscow russia, tower bridge london
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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The Princess (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A beautiful, strong-willed young royal refuses to wed the cruel sociopath to whom she is betrothed and is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of her father’s castle. With her scorned, vindictive suitor intent on taking her father’s throne, ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense, black comedy ...
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Time: 2020s, middle ages, medieval times
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 6.0
 164K
Hercules (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, epic, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: mythology, hercules, legends and myths, greek mythology, warrior, superhero, battles, mercenary, beast, legend, strongman, good versus evil ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 15th century
Place: ancient greece, greece, athens greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor ...
Style: exciting, epic, entertaining, fairy tale, visually appealing ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot: sword fight, time travel, betrayal, princess, fall in love, brother vs brother, heir, medieval, danger, escapades, king, family relations ...
Time: year 2010, 50s, 2010s
Place: persia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 5.6
 114K
The Marvels (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan trade places with each other every time they use their powers and must team up to fix their problem.
Style: psychotronic, entertaining, humorous, exciting, suspense ...
Plot: superhero, heroine, female protagonist, teenage girl, villainess, kitten, space travel, superheroine, female warrior, supernatural power, alien race, good versus evil ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: louisiana, new jersey, new york state, new york, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story: Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make ...
Style: epic, atmospheric, scenic, breathtaking, stylized ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, manly, girls' night ...
Plot: sword fight, friendship, fantasy world, wizard, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, mythology, middle earth, magical, river, hobbit ...
Time: year 2001, future, 2000s, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place: new zealand, iran, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story: The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
Style: epic, breathtaking, heroic, entertaining, dark fantasy ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot: dragon, fantasy world, magical, sword fight, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, creature, elf, warrior, wizard ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 6.0
 78K
First Knight (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. ...
Style: romantic, epic, fairy tale, sentimental, exciting ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: knight, king arthur, medieval, love triangle, sword fight, betrayal, arthurian legend, ancient, camelot, beauty, love story, swashbuckler ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 1900s, 90s
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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